|
REFINE
Browse All : Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
1-20 of 20
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Urn in the form of the seated God of the glyph "L".
Description
Zapotec figural urns are found in tombs and temples. Before you sits Pitao Cozobi, the god of Abundant Sustenance and the Lord of the Fields of Maize. He has a nasal buccal (nose-mouth) mask and an elaborate feathered headdress with horizontal s-clouds and ears of maize.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Zapotec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Urn in the form of the seated God of the glyph "L".
Description
Zapotec figural urns are found in tombs and temples. Before you sits Pitao Cozobi, the god of Abundant Sustenance and the Lord of the Fields of Maize. He has a nasal buccal (nose-mouth) mask and an elaborate feathered headdress with horizontal s-clouds and ears of maize.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Zapotec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Urn in the form of the seated God of the glyph "L".
Description
Zapotec figural urns are found in tombs and temples. Before you sits Pitao Cozobi, the god of Abundant Sustenance and the Lord of the Fields of Maize. He has a nasal buccal (nose-mouth) mask and an elaborate feathered headdress with horizontal s-clouds and ears of maize.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Zapotec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Urn in the form of the seated God of the glyph "L".
Description
Zapotec figural urns are found in tombs and temples. Before you sits Pitao Cozobi, the god of Abundant Sustenance and the Lord of the Fields of Maize. He has a nasal buccal (nose-mouth) mask and an elaborate feathered headdress with horizontal s-clouds and ears of maize.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Zapotec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Urn in the form of the seated God of the glyph "L".
Description
Zapotec figural urns are found in tombs and temples. Before you sits Pitao Cozobi, the god of Abundant Sustenance and the Lord of the Fields of Maize. He has a nasal buccal (nose-mouth) mask and an elaborate feathered headdress with horizontal s-clouds and ears of maize.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Zapotec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Urn in the form of the seated God of the glyph "L".
Description
Zapotec figural urns are found in tombs and temples. Before you sits Pitao Cozobi, the god of Abundant Sustenance and the Lord of the Fields of Maize. He has a nasal buccal (nose-mouth) mask and an elaborate feathered headdress with horizontal s-clouds and ears of maize.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Zapotec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)]
Date
between 600 and 800
1-20 of 20
|
